Finger-ring construction.



P. E. GARDON.

FINGER RING CONSTRUCTION.

"APPLIOATION FILED IEB.13, 1911.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPII 60-. WMNINGI'ON. I). C.

FRANCOIS EDOUAR-D CARDON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FINGER-RING- CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

Application filed February 13. 1911. Serial No. 608,415.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCOIS Enounnn CARBON,a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of New York,county of Queens, and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improve-- ments in Finger-Ring Construction, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a finger ring construction.

Rings of this type are ordinarily constructed with a single bandencircling the finger upon which band is mounted the long support orbase forming the mounting for the jewels. The demand in the trade forrings of this type is for as long a jewel mounting as is possible andthe tendency has been to increase this until rings of this typchavebecome unwieldy and do not present an attracting appearance upon thehand,

especially when the finger is bent.

The object of this invention is to provide a construction for a fingerring of this type which when placed upon the finger will be flexible andyield to the bending or any motion thereof and thus present a neat andattractive appearance as well as allowing the finger to be freely andnaturally bent.

In carrying out my invention I provide a flexible or jointed support ormounting for the jewels, to which are attached two or more encirclingbands for the finger.

In the drawings I have shown a finger ring of this construction toillustrate the invention.

The particular design of the jewel support may be varied to suit theindividual tastes of the user.

In the drawings, like parts in the several views have been given thesame reference numerals.

Figure 1 is an enlarged side elevation of a finger ring, embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a sectional end view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 4; is a view showing the ring Iionposition upon the finger, which is slightly ent.

The jewel support in the construction, as illustrated, is composed ofthree sections, 1, 2 and 3. Each of these sections is provided with afinger encircling band, such as" 4:, 5 and 6, respectively. It will beunderstood that any number of sections desired may be provided to formthe jewel support as well as any number of finger encircling bandsattached thereto.

Between the supporting sections 1 and 2 a double hinge 7 and 8 isprovided, the curvature of the two hinged portions conforming to theshape of the finger bands. A single hinge joint 9 is also providedbetween the support sections 2 and 3. It will be understood that otherhinge joints or other forms of flexible connections may be provided andthe jewel support divided into a greater number of sections, if desired,in order to provide a more flexible construction.

These rings are, of course, made to fit the individual finger of theuser and it will be seen that when placed in position upon the fingerthe same may be freely bent and the flexible jointed sectional supportwill yield or bend to conform to the bending of the finger, as shown inFig. 4c.

The ring is preferably constructed of platinum, which is a very hardmetal which does not tarnish and which lends itself readily to the hingeconstruction. It will be understood, however, that the invention is notlimited to any particular material, as this is largely a matter ofindividual taste.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely dilferent embodiments of my invention be designedwithout departing from the scope of the appended claims, I intend thatall matter contained in the above de-' scription or shown in theaccompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative merely of anoperative embodiment of my invention and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is:

1. A finger ring comprising a plurality of finger encircling bandsattached to a plurality of abutting jewel supporting members.

2. A finger ring comprising a plurality of finger encircling bandsattached to a jewel support composed of a plurality of elongatedsections, said sections projecting transversely on each side of saidbands and the adjacent ends of said projections being hingedly connectedtogether.

3. A finger ring comprising a plurality of finger encircling bandsattached to a jewel support composed of a plurality of sections, andconnecting means for said sec- I tions permitting relative angulartilting hinge connection between two adjacent sections of said support,the axes of said hinges extending in a converging direction conformingto the circle of said bands.

7. A finger ring comprising a plurality of bands, jewel supportingsections projecting beyond the edges of each band, the adjacent edges ofsaid jewel supports abutting each other to form a continuous jewelsupporting surface, and hinges connecting said supports.

8. A finger ring comprising a plurality of bands, jewel supportingsections supported by said bands, the adjacent edges 0t said sectionshaving interfitting parts, and hinges connecting said supports together.

Signed at New York city, in the county and State of New York, this 30thday of January, 1911.

FRANCOIS EDOUARD CARBON.

movement of said sections but preventing relative longitudinal movementthereof.

1. A finger ring having a plurality of fi nger encircling bands, a jewelsupport composed of a plurality of abutting sectjons attached to saidbands, certain of said sections being connected together by a singlehinge connection and certain others of said sections being connected bya double hinge connection.

5. A finger ring having a plurality of finger encircling bands, a jewelsupport composed of a plurality of sections attached to and projectingbetween said bands, a single hinged connection between certain of saidsections, and a double hinge connection between two adjacent sections ofsaid support having their axes at an angle to a horizontal plane toconform approximately to the circle of said bands.

6. A finger ring having a plurality of finger encircling bands, a jewelsupport composed of a plurality of elongated sections secured to saidbands, and a double lVitnesses B. W. CouLnooK, LEWIS J. DOOLITTLE.

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Washington, D. G.

